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title: Guides

<h1>Guides</h1>
<ul>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="guide/overview/index.html">Overview</a></h2>
        <span>Start here if you are new to Cordova.</span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="guide/support/index.html">Platform Support</a></h2>
        <span>Compatibility table for all major features.</span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="guide/cli/index.html">The Command-Line Interface</a></h2>
        <span>Create, build, and deploy from the command-line.</span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="guide/platforms/index.html">Platform Guides</a></h2>
        <span>Set up each SDK and update projects</span>
    </li>
    <li>
     <h2><a href="plugin_ref/plugman.html">Using Plugman to Manage Plugins</a></h2>
        <span>Using Plugman to manage Plugins without the CLI</span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="config_ref/index.html">The config.xml File</a></h2>
        <span>Customize the features of your app.</span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="config_ref/images.html">Icons and Splash Screens</a></h2>
        <span>Customize the app's displaying images.</span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="guide/hybrid/webviews/index.html">Embedding WebViews</a></h2>
        <span>Implement the Cordova WebView in your project.</span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="guide/hybrid/plugins/index.html">Plugin Development Guide</a></h2>
        <span>Develop your first plugin.</span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="guide/appdev/privacy/index.html">Privacy Guide</a></h2>
        <span>Learn about important mobile privacy issues.</span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="guide/appdev/whitelist/index.html">Whitelist Guide</a></h2>
        <span>Grant an application access to external resources.</span>
    </li>
</ul>

<h1>API Reference</h1>
<ul>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="cordova/accelerometer/accelerometer.html">Accelerometer</a></h2>
        <span>Tap into the device's motion sensor.</span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="cordova/camera/camera.html">Camera</a></h2>
        <span><a href="cordova/media/capture/capture.html">Capture</a> a photo using the device's camera.</span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="cordova/media/capture/capture.html">Capture</a></h2>
        <span><a href="cordova/media/capture/capture.html">Capture</a> media files using device's media capture applications.</span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="cordova/compass/compass.html">Compass</a></h2>
        <span>Obtain the direction that the device is pointing.</span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="cordova/connection/connection.html">Connection</a></h2>
        <span>Quickly check the network state, and cellular network information.</span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="cordova/contacts/contacts.html">Contacts</a></h2>
        <span>Work with the devices contact database.</span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="cordova/device/device.html">Device</a></h2>
        <span>Gather device specific information.</span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="cordova/events/events.html">Events</a></h2>
        <span>Hook into native events through JavaScript.</span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="cordova/file/fileobj/fileobj.html">File</a></h2>
        <span>Hook into native file system through JavaScript.</span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="cordova/geolocation/geolocation.html">Geolocation</a></h2>
        <span>Make your application location aware.</span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="cordova/globalization/globalization.html">Globalization</a></h2>
        <span>Enable representation of objects specific to a locale.</span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="cordova/inappbrowser/inappbrowser.html">InAppBrowser</a></h2>
        <span>Launch URLs in another in-app browser instance.</span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="cordova/media/media.html">Media</a></h2>
        <span>Record and play back audio files.</span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="cordova/notification/notification.html">Notification</a></h2>
        <span>Visual, audible, and tactile device notifications.</span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="cordova/splashscreen/splashscreen.html">Splashscreen</a></h2>
        <span>Show and hide the applications splash screen.</span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <h2><a href="cordova/storage/storage.html">Storage</a></h2>
        <span>Hook into the devices native storage options.</span>
    </li>
</ul>